| Category Name |
What Is It, Nominated Movies |
The REwind
Feature of The Year |
Our highest honor, the recipient production group has demonstrated excellence in storytelling on many levels, reflected in the below categories. To this incredible crew we bestow The Kid, a golden statuette of our mascot. It is the only Kid given out each year!
Hall Of Mirrors - The Robert Cake - Lethal Force - After Midnight
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The REwind
Short of The Year |
For movies less than 45 minutes we recognize the achievement of storytelling in the short form. The recipient group of this award has excelled in several of the elements of storytelling, reflected in their short film or video.
Beautiful Zelda - Gauntlet 216 - Inquisition - Yearbook
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| Director of The Year |
From an idea to a completed project, one person maintains a creative vision throughout. We award this title to REwind's auteur of the year, who has demonstrated the knowledge and talent it takes to create a great movie.
Brad Osbourne (Hall of Mirrors) - Anthony Stella (The Robert Cake)
C.C. Chapman (Inquisition) - Warren Blyth (Gauntlet 216)
Mike Amato (After Midnight)
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| Story of The Year |
Every production begins with a story. It usually takes the form of a treatment or script, though often an amateur group may produce an entire movie on just an idea. Regardless of how it was formed, REwind will extend this award for one incredibly compelling/exciting/unique/funny story this year!
Pervert Goes Home - The Robert Cake - Inquisition - After Midnight
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| Actress of The Year |
Focusing on the lead female performer, REwind watches for the finest performance that carries the story! We look for truthful moments and great portrayals, and always regret having to choose only one from a year of incredible talent.
April Cresey (After Midnight) - Julie Arebalo (Hall Of Mirrors)
Cassie Ross (Inquisition) - Chelsea Johnston (Lady of The Dead)
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| Actor of The Year |
The lead male performer can achieve this honor through great performance and knowledge (or perhaps blind talent!) of the acting craft. It won't be easy for us to decide on a sole recipient, with more and more incredible actors coming out of the woodwork every month!
Eric Vale (Hall Of Mirrors) - Kevin Vasconcelos (After Midnight)
Jeremy Gardner (The Robert Cake) - Billy Franks (Track 16)
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Supporting Actress
of The Year |
Upon the female performer who is not the lead, but shines nonetheless, REwind will bestow this title. We look for great portrayals that move the story along, and applicable roles are anything other than the lead performance.
Bobbi Ashton (Track 16) - Lisa Renley (Pervert Goes Home)
Natalie Sanders (The Robert Cake) - Michelle Caruso (Excaliburger)
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Supporting Actor
of The Year |
From the understated friend to the intense scene-stealing role, REwind's choice of the finest supporting actor will receive this new title! Any role other than the lead is applicable in this category.
Chris Frommeyer (The Robert Cake) - Steve Sherrick (Inquisition)
Ryan Erke (Pervert Goes Home) - David Harscheid (Concealment)
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| Documentary of The Year |
This is a brand new category this year, after we discovered a growing number of entries in this unique and wonderful form last year. REwind's pick for the best non-fictional production of the year will receive this title.
Guardian Of The Trestle - The Rifflementary
Groins Of Darkness - Turista: 7 Days In Castro's Cuba
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Award of Excellence
in Original Music |
Since the beginning of the REwind Awards, the number of composers working in the no-budget spirit has exploded! This unique award is dedicated to the best composer of music for an amateur production.
Luke Stark (After Midnight) - John Brugmann (Vicious Circle)
Edgen (Yearbook) - Brad Osbourne (Hall of Mirrors)
Ryan Winford (The Robert Cake)
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Award of Excellence
in Cinematography |
More than just shooting, cinematography includes creative lighting, unique and effective shot choices, and excellence in exposing great pictures to film or video. REwind is looking for visuals that reflect and enhance the mood of a movie!
The Robert Cake - After Midnight - Inquisition - Lethal Force
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Award of Excellence
in Editing |
The order, timing and choice of shots that make the final cut of a movie directly affect it's mood, it's pacing, and it's impact. We focus on the creativity of the edit moreso than the technical, watching for clever exposition techniques, solid knowledge of aesthetics, and unique new ideas.
Gauntlet 216 - Yearbook - Running With Scootie - Track 16
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Award of Excellence
in Visual Effects |
Covering any type of visual effect, this honor goes to the movie which in our opinion has executed the most effective trick (or tricks) on the eye. It can range from CG to in-camera effects, to even make-up!
Concealment - The Robert Cake - Inquisition - Lethal Force
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Award of Excellence
in Sound Design |
The soundscape of a movie is often overlooked in no-budget films, however in a select bunch we find rich and full audio that pulls us into the movie. Everything, ranging from great source recording, to sound effects, to the final mix, is taken into account when REwind chooses the recipient of this award.
Hall Of Mirrors - Lethal Force - Track 16 - Beautiful Zelda
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Award of Excellence
in Production Design |
This award is given to the production featuring great detail in properties, set design, costumes and practicals. It includes all the little things that make the scenes great, from an extravangant set to accurate period costumes, or any other physical additions to a movie beyond those normally seen in no-budget productions.
After Midnight - Hall Of Mirrors - Gauntlet 216 - Lethal Force
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| Trailer of The Year |
A particularly fun category, we recognize our choice promotional trailer of the year! A unique quality of this category is that the film the trailer is promoting need not yet be produced. In fact, it need not ever be produced! If the production is then completed after the RMA's, it is still applicable for the following year's festivities. (Though the trailer will not be.)
The Robert Cake - Pervert Goes Home - Pikachu 2 - Lethal Force
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| Rookie of The Year |
A special new category this year, we welcome one of many gifted new REwinders with recognition of a great debut project.
BlueBox Limited
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